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INEC announces APC’s Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship poll

INEC announces APC’s Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governorship poll

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, has been declared winner of the Ekiti State governorship poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Declaring the winner, Prof. Oyebode Adebowale, the INEC returning officer, said Oyebanji polled a total of 187, 057 to win the election.

He said that Oyebanji had certified the law and was, therefore, declared the winner.

“That I, Prof. Oyebode Adebowale, hereby certified that I am the returning officer of the Ekiti 2022 Governorship Election held on June 18.

“That Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned,” Adebowale declared.

The INEC returning officer, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, gave the breakdown of the total votes scored by the participating political parties, saying Segun Oni, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, scored 82, 211, to come second.

According to him, others were the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) candidate, Bisi Kolawole, who polled 67,457; Accord (A) scored 166; African Action Congress (AAC) 409; All Progressives Grand Alliance,(APGA) 17 while Action Democratic Congress (ADC) polled 141 votes.

Also, the Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored 5,597; Allied Peoples Movement (APM) -290; Labour Party (LP) polled 195 votes; New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) scored 529 and National Rescue Movement (NRM) 347.

The rest were, Young Progressives Party (YPP)-618; All Peoples Party (APP) polled 1,980 and Zenith Labour Party, (ZLP) polled 282; Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) polled 856.

According to the INEC Returning Officer, the total numbers of registered voters were 989,224, accredited voters, 363,438, valid votes were, 351865 and voided votes were 8888.

However, the Ekiti South West Local Government Area Collation Officer, Prof. Gbolagade Jonathan, said there were issues of ballot snatching at Ward 6, Units 5 and 7.

Jonathan, while giving his reports, said they were about to sort the results when gunmen stormed the affected units and started shooting sporadically making the people run for safety, while they carted away the ballot boxes in the process.

He noted that the two affected units had a total number of accredited voters of 266 and 128 respectively.

Who is Biodun Oyebanji? 

Biodun Oyebanji, the former Secretary to the Government of Ekiti State, was born on December 21, 1967, in lkogosi, Ekiti.

He started his education at a Baptist primary school in Ikogosi, Ekiti. From 1979 to 1983, he attended Awo Community High School before transferring to C.A.C Grammar School in Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State, and then the Federal School of Art and Science in Ondo State and the District Commercial Secondary School in Aramoko, Ekiti State.

In 1989, he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Political Science from Ondo State University (now Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti), and in 1992, he earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State (International Relations & Strategic Studies).

Biodun Oyebanji began his professional career as a Lecturer at the University of Ado Ekiti’s Department of Political Science, where he worked for four years (1993-1997), before moving on to the defunct Omega Bank Plc (now Heritage Bank) as Manager, Treasury, and Financial Service until May 1999.

He is the chairman of Con Dois Farms LTD and works in agribusiness.

Oyebanji was a key member of the Committee for the Establishment of the State of Ekiti (1996). He also served as the Secretary of the Ekiti State Development Fund. Oyebanji resigned as the state SSG on December 7, 2021, to devote himself fully to the governorship campaign. Awards  Biodun Oyebanji  has received numerous awards as a successful businessman and dedicated public servant, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Alumni Association of Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti, and the Certificate of Excellence from the National Association of Political Science Students (NAPSS), Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti.

Biodun Oyebanji’s wife

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Biodun Oyebanji and wife

He is married to Prof. (Mrs) Oyebanji, a princess in Ado Ekiti and an associate professor at the prestigious University of Ibadan.

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